A peek inside the star-studded restaurants at the Graton Resort & Casino, due next month

Martin Yan shows off an exposition kitchen that will feature full view woks, "flying noodles' that will be tossed 75 feet across a prep space, and "interactive noodle dances" with customers watching Dragon's Beard noodles hand pulled into 16,000 strands. Sonoma specialties will include Dungeness crab, alligator and crawfish dim sum, plus gluten free options. less

Martin Yan shows off an exposition kitchen that will feature full view woks, "flying noodles' that will be tossed 75 feet across a prep space, and "interactive noodle dances" with customers watching Dragon's ... more

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Welcome to the Casino. Exterior view.

Welcome to the Casino. Exterior view.

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The G Bar serves sports and cocktails at the entry - but don't expect complimentary cocktails on the Casino floor. Cigarette smoking is allowed outside the restaurant areas, but no free drinks.

The G Bar serves sports and cocktails at the entry - but don't expect complimentary cocktails on the Casino floor. Cigarette smoking is allowed outside the restaurant areas, but no free drinks.

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The soon-to-be-famous DK Wings and pickle bar (!) from Douglas Keane

The soon-to-be-famous DK Wings and pickle bar (!) from Douglas Keane

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Hand painting the ceiling at Tony's of North Beach

Hand painting the ceiling at Tony's of North Beach

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Along with the full service Tony's of North Beach, Tony Gemignani will also serve pizza by the slice, at the Slice House in the 500-seat Marketplace

Along with the full service Tony's of North Beach, Tony Gemignani will also serve pizza by the slice, at the Slice House in the 500-seat Marketplace

Asked if 630 Steakhouse would serve grass fed beef, Graton Indian tribal leader Greg Sarris quipped, "All we have to do is walk out to one of the fields around us and knock some out" (the Casino is in the heart of dairy country) less

Asked if 630 Steakhouse would serve grass fed beef, Graton Indian tribal leader Greg Sarris quipped, "All we have to do is walk out to one of the fields around us and knock some out" (the Casino is in the ... more

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Greg Sarris loves the Fondita taco truck in Santa Rosa, and wondered, "What could they do if I gave them a real kitchen?"

Greg Sarris loves the Fondita taco truck in Santa Rosa, and wondered, "What could they do if I gave them a real kitchen?"

A peek inside the star-studded restaurants at the Graton Resort & Casino, due next month

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The much anticipatedGraton Resort & Casino opens at Highway 101 and Wilfred Avenue in Rohnert Park on Nov. 5, complete with four full-service and nine casual restaurants.

And hardly anyone is as excited about it as celebrity chef Martin Yan, who came to Sonoma County today for a hard hat tour of his new M.Y. China that sits next to the high roller slots lounge.

“This is more exciting than my San Francisco restaurant,” the effusive chef said, decked in a white construction helmet and threatening to knock over scaffolds as he talked not just with his hands, but his arms and entire body.

“It’s the same menu, with specials, but it’s a better atmosphere,” he said. “Look, it’s a casino right out there. The other (San Francisco M.Y. China) restaurant is in a shopping mall. This is two floors, it’s like a theater. The other restaurant is just one floor, and the ceilings are only this tall (indicating a height about seven feet off the ground).”

Besides Yan’s operation, the 340,000 square foot, $825 million structure includes DK Wings from Douglas Keane (Healdsburg Grill and the former Cyrus), Tony’s of North Beach and Slice House in two concepts from Tony Gemignani (Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, Tony’s Coal Fired Pizza), The Daily Grill (a West Coast chain), and the casino-owned 630 Park Steakhouse.

Naturally, there’s extra buzz around Keane’s project, considering he just won top honors as Bravo’s Top Chef Master.

And indeed, hardly anyone is as excited about that as Greg Sarris, tribal leader and chairman for Graton Casino owners the Graton Rancheria Federated Indians. He handpicked all the restaurants, and said he was thrilled to have snagged Keane before too much fame might flit him away.

After all, “He just won, what is it, Bravo TV chef of the Year?” Sarris asked.

To whet diners’ appetites, here’s an Inside Scoop look at the Casino, in pretty pictures snapped by Inside Scoop.